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irresponsible

/ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/adjective5 syllables

Irresponsible means: showing lack of care for consequences.

Synonyms for irresponsible13

adjective, as in showing lack of care for consequences

carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy, do-nothing, feckless, idle, loose, trigger-happy, unaccountable, unreliable

Opposites of irresponsible

responsible

What does irresponsible mean?1

adjective

1

showing lack of care for consequences“behaved like an irresponsible idiot”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with irresponsible?1

four syllables

responsible
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Irresponsible in a sentence

  • I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.CM
  • You cannot count on her because she's too irresponsible.unknown
  • It was irresponsible of him to break a promise.CK
  • It is irresponsible of you to break your promise.CM
  • The irresponsible remark has sent the scene into chaos.end
  • It would be very irresponsible to do that.CK
  • He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.unknown
  • As for myself, I'm pretty irresponsible, like most other humans.fekundulo

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